Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CANDLE, by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM First Line: The burning candle glows Last Line: Quivering it gleams. | ||||||||
The burning candle glows Bright as yon Pleiades, Fresh-kindled by the breeze As it softly blows. A serpent's tongue it seems That flickers in the glow Of the hot noontide; so Quivering it gleams. | Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN WATER WHEEL by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE PEN by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE STORK by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE TOOTHPICK by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM VULTURES by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 25 by THOMAS CAMPION THE MARIPOSA LILY by INA DONNA COOLBRITH THE WAVES OF BREFFNY by EVA GORE-BOOTH HIS IMMORTALITY by THOMAS HARDY THE BELLS OF LYNN; HEARD AT NAHANT by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW |
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